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Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
A shared reference to the God of Abraham (PBUH) does not erase disagreement about the Trinity, revelation or Jesus (PBUH).
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Faith
Plain-language explainers of Muslim belief and practice, written for readers who are not Muslim as well as readers who are. These pages paraphrase and link primary text rather than reproducing long translations, and they mark clearly where Muslims themselves hold different views.
Texas Muslim is a publication, not a religious authority. Nothing here is a ruling, and explainers carry a review status so you can see whether a piece has been checked by a subject reviewer yet.
God and revelation
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What Islam Says About Salvation, Mercy and the People Next Door
The Qur’an joins moral responsibility with divine justice and mercy. Its passages about other communities require interpretation, not an automatic verdict on a neighbor.
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Fate Is Not an Excuse: Free Will, Responsibility and Qadar in Islam
Belief in divine decree coexists with moral responsibility. The theological tension should be explained rather than reduced to a stereotype of passivity.
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Reading the Qur’an for the First Time: A Guide Without the Scare Quotes
Begin with an identifiable translation, read beyond isolated verses, and distinguish scripture from commentary and a speaker’s conclusions.
Prophets and shared history
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Jesus (PBUH) and Mary in the Qur’an: A Christian Neighbor’s Guide
Muslim reverence for Jesus (PBUH) and Mary is explicit in scripture, alongside theological disagreements that deserve equally honest explanation.
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Were Jesus (PBUH) and Muhammad (PBUH) Sinless? What Muslims Mean by Prophetic Protection
Purity, protection from error and divinity are different claims. Muslim sources discuss them with distinctions that a one-line comparison misses.
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Abraham (PBUH), Moses (PBUH) and the Prophets Muslims Already Know
Islam’s account of revelation includes familiar biblical figures, without reproducing every biblical narrative or making all traditions identical.
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Jesus (PBUH) as Word, Muhammad (PBUH) as Spiritual Exemplar: Where the Comparison Works
Logos and spiritual axis can open a serious comparison, but they are not interchangeable doctrines or a universal Muslim formula.
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What PBUH Means—and Why It Also Follows Jesus (PBUH)
Peace be upon him is an expression of reverence, not a claim of divinity. The convention makes a shared prophetic history visible.
Prayer and spiritual practice
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Why Muslims Pray Five Times a Day—and What You Are Seeing When They Do
Salah is a repeated act of worship involving time, recitation and movement. It is not a demand that everyone nearby join in.
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What Sufism Is—and Why It Is Not a Separate, Less Muslim Religion
Sufi traditions emphasize remembrance, character and inward discipline. Their diversity matters more than the familiar shorthand of poetry and whirling.
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Prayer, Repentance and the Work of Becoming Different
Islamic ideas of tawbah and remembrance connect mercy with responsibility. They offer a vocabulary for change without promising that words alone repair every harm.